However, these responsibilities have been lifted from us and this is the reason you are able to consume good food, have you seen a hardship turning into a blessing, as is the case in this era (for you).
[20] وَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا خَرَجَ الْقَائِمُ ع لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْعَرَبِ وَ قُرَيْشٍ إِلَّا السَّيْفُ مَا يَأْخُذُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا السَّيْفُ وَ مَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِخُرُوجِ الْقَائِمِ ع فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا طَعَامُهُ إِلَّا الشَّعِيرُ الْجَشِبُ وَ لَا لِبَاسُهُ إِلَّا الْغَلِيظُ الْخَبَرَ وَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا السَّيْفُ وَ الْمَوْتُ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّيْفِ It has been narrated Ahmed Ibn Mohammed Ibn Uktada, who from Ahmed Ibn Yousif Ibn Yaqoob, who from Ismail Ibn Mahran, who from Al-Hassan Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Hamza, who from his father, who from Abu Basir: ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘When Al-Qaim -ajfj comes out (from Occultation), there would not happen to be between him -ajfj and the Arabs and Qureysh except for the sword.
He -ajfj will not deal with them except by the sword, and do not be hastening with the appearance of Al-Qaim -ajfj , for, by Allah -azwj his -ajfj food will not be except for the dry barley (bread), nor would his -ajfj clothing be except of the coarse, the rough, and it would not be except for the sword, and the death would be beneath the shadow of the sword’.
[21] Being Judgemental and Expecting More from Others: It is also noticed, while walking in the crowd and in small assemblies, we pick on the slips and weaknesses of other Momineen, which surely is an un-Islamic habit and has crept into our system due to our competitive lifestyle and gossiping habits. We also have had more expectations of righteousness from others.
Imam -asws says, for example: يَا عِيسَى انْظُرْ فِي عَمَلِكَ نَظَرَ الْعَبْدِ الْمُذْنِبِ الْخَاطِئِ وَ لَا تَنْظُرْ فِي عَمَلِ غَيْرِكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّبِّ كُنْ فِيهَا زَاهِداً وَ لَا تَرْغَبْ فِيهَا فَتَعْطَبَ (Allah -azwj Said to Prophet Isa -as ) O Isa -as ! Look into your -as affairs with a consideration of the sinful servant, the erroneous one, and do not look into the affairs of the other with the position of the Lord -azwj .
Become an ascetic therein and do not be allured with regards to it, for you -as would be corrupted.